http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19182
--- Comment #51 from André H. nerv@dawncrow.de 2012-08-01 12:52:54 CDT --- (In reply to comment #49)
Checkbox won't help for one very important reason - some users absolutely need integration, others absolutely abhor it.
I think there can be a much better solution, something similar to what's already implemented in Crossover Office.
Any changes in regard to associations/new installed shortcuts/etc should be made temporary in Wine and after the application or installer finished, Wine should show a window asking the user if he/she wants to commit those changes to his Unix desktop or not, e.g.
Pending Desktop Integration
Application MyCoolApp.exe has installed new shortcuts or/and made changes to files associations. Do you want to integrate these changes into your Linux desktop environment?
Yes | No
That really would be nice, but maybe with some "dont ask me again" (per wineprefix), otherwise i see a new bug report coming :)
(In reply to comment #45)
... Let crappy wine explorer handle it's own verbs and associations, but don't push on normal users this mime db disturbance of the HOST shit. ... Most of them were completely clueless that winemenubuilder is the culprit, and one of my acquintances even removed wine altogether to sort this shit out. ... What wine does with it's registry is it's problem but don't crap my mime acssociations please. ... I tolerated this shit 2 years but now i am really fed up.
It's hard to take you seriously with such immature writing and when you easily tolerated this for 2 years